England manager Gareth Southgate has announced his provisional squad for Euro 2024, sparking controversy with some surprising selections. Notably absent are Jordan Henderson, Raheem Sterling, Reece James, and Marcus Rashford. However, Southgate has included Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, Liverpool’s Curtis Jones and Jarell Quansah, as well as Jack Grealish, who has had a lacklustre season at Manchester City.

Fans have expressed their frustration over Grealish’s inclusion. England supporter AdamMcKola criticized the decision on X, saying, “Maguire been stinking the place out for time, Grealish has hardly played and has less goals than Rashford but Rashford is the one dropped. LOL F*ck Southgate.”

This sentiment was echoed by CFCDUBois, who posted, “Rashford not making the England squad is fine until you see that Jack Grealish has. How?”

Another critic, twos6xes, wrote, “there is literally no universe where you could ever justify taking Grealish over Rashford I’m literally shaking right now.”

Supporter @AdamJoseph____ argued that neither player should have been selected: “If Marcus Rashford doesn’t deserve to go to the Euros because of his struggles, fair enough – but I won’t stomach that Jack Grealish somehow deserved to go. He has played like he is still hungover from 22/23 in a superior team. If Rashford isn’t going, no way Grealish should be.”

Meanwhile, UTDTrey called Grealish an “ass drunk” in his assessment of Southgate’s choices.

Southgate explained his decision to exclude Rashford, stating, “With Marcus, I just feel other players in that area of the pitch have had better seasons, it’s as simple as that.”

Grealish, who was pivotal in Manchester City’s treble-winning season last year, has made a smaller impact this season with just 20 league appearances, three goals, and one assist. Rashford, despite featuring regularly in Manchester United’s challenging season, has also struggled, scoring only seven times in 33 Premier League matches.

Jack Grealish

This season he played in total 20 times for 1001 minutes for Premier League.

Jack Grealish scored 3 goals for Manchester City. He procured one assist. He received 6 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 1st in Premier League. In the last match Manchester City won 3-1 against West Ham United.

Manchester City performance and stats

Manchester City is currently 1st in the Premier League with 88 points.

In the last 38 games, it has won 28 times, drawn 7 times, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Manchester City won 3-1 against West Ham United.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 93 goals and conceding 33.​